Investigation of the curing variables of asphalt-rubber binder
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A curing study was undertaken to determine the effect of asphalt type, rubber content, rubber mesh size, rubber source, curing time, curing temperature, and rate of mixing on the properties of asphalt-rubber binder. Properties studied were asphalt composition, rubber dissolution, molecular weight distribution, and the low-, intermediate-, and high-temperature Theological properties. These properties were found to be dependent on the above listed variables. Most notable were the curing variables of curing time, curing temperature, and rate of mixing. Increasing the curing time, curing temperature, and rate of mixing increased the amount of rubber dissolution into the asphalt during the curing process. Increased rubber dissolution was. determined to improve the low- and intermediate-temperature Theological properties of a binder. Furthermore, after the initial increase in high-temperature viscosity with the addition of rubber, the high-temperature viscosity decreased significantly with increased rubber dissolution.